Managing Ageing Offshore Assets: Adapting for Net-Zero

Name: Managing Ageing Offshore Assets: Adapting for Net-Zero
Start: 2023-06-22T08:30:00
Location: Net Zero Technology Centre

Net Zero Technology Centre, Aberdeen

22 June 2023

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Overview

This seminar will address the challenges engineers face in the operation of offshore assets and equipment close to or beyond their design life, as well as exploring how renewables capacity can be designed for reliability considering the full lifecycle.

Topics to be covered include:

Contextualising the need to continue operating mature assets in the North Sea, including regulatory and operator perspectives
Case studies on engineering activities undertaken to improve the performance of mature assets or extend their lives
Exploration of the growing maturity of some offshore renewables, and lessons which can be learned from Oil & Gas to improve design and maintenance in the renewable industry
The growing use of novel technologies including remote inspection, analysis of asset data and other innovations

The Institution is collaborating with key industry stakeholders to deliver this seminar. These include the Health and Safety Executive, the North Sea Transition Authority, and the Net Zero Technology Centre, who are also hosting the event in Aberdeen.

Join this event to:

Prepare to utilise your skills to deliver reliable and sustainable offshore renewables
Hear regulatory guidance on the continued operation of assets close to or beyond design-life
Take away key lessons learned from operators on improved maintenance strategies and case studies on life extension
Learn more about new technologies and data-driven methods for extending asset life and optimising performance
Network with industry experts, cutting-edge researchers, and innovative solution providers
Improve your organisational resilience in a changing energy landscape

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Day 1

08:30 - Seminar programme

	Thursday, 22 June 2023
08:30	Registration and refreshments
09:00	Chair’s opening remarks and introduction Simon Rees, Director, Digital Engineering, Element Digital Technology
09:05	Adapting for Net-Zero Rebecca Allison, Chief Operating Officer, Net Zero Technology Centre
	Ageing Assets Offshore: the regulatory and environmental context
09:25	The regulator perspective: ensuring mature assets are operated safely Alex Stacey, Petroleum Specialist, Health and Safety Executive
09:45	The continued role of the UKCS in a secure and sustainable energy mix Matthew P. Neal, Energy Transition Coordinator, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) Stewarding the NSTD driving cleaner, vital energy production through rigorous emissions reduction System integration opportunities for O&G infrastructure, new renewables power, CCUS and H2
10:05	Panel discussion: Ensuring lessons are learned from Oil & Gas to deliver resilient renewables Facilitator: Simon Rees, Director, Digital Engineering, Element Digital Technology Panellists: Rebecca Allison, Chief Operating Officer, Net Zero Technology Centre Alex Stacey, Health and Safety Executive Matthew P. Neal, Energy Transition Coordinator, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) The role of Offshore Oil & Gas in the energy mix and drive to 2050 Transfer of engineering technology and skills into Offshore Renewables Maximising the useful energy output of ageing assets throughout the lifecycle
10:35	Networking refreshment break
	Case studies and key takeaways from the operation of assets close to or beyond their design lives
11:05	Review and update to Harbour Energy Planned Maintenance Regime Neil Arthur, Maintenance Strategy Lead, Harbour Energy
11:30	Cumulative risk assessment Matthew Barnett, Mechanical Technical Authority, CNOOC International
11:55	Venting and Flaring Lewis Harper, Project Engineer, Net Zero Technology Centre
12:20	Case Study: Eni UK Liverpool Bay operations and CCS project Dave Hutchinson, Asset Integrity Coordinator, Eni UK – Liverpool Bay Area New challenges posed by the shift from a traditional operate/shutdown/decommission regime to phased cessation and repurposing for CCS Overview of in-line inspection pigging campaigns, additional subsea work, and changes made to fabric maintenance based on changing asset use Future integrity challenges as we move to CCS and the impact of increasing flow and pressure on integrity management
12:45	Question and answer session
13:00	Networking lunch
	Offshore renewables: planning for the full lifecycle
14:00	UK offshore wind market and analysis of end-of-life strategies Molly Isaacs, Energy Economy Analyst, ORE Catapult Renewables decommissioning projections End-of-life strategies: life extension and repowering Cost-benefit comparison study relating to carbon footprint analysis
14:25	Lessons learned from the integrity management of offshore structures and implications for the renewables industry: a Norwegian regulatory view Lars G Bjørheim, Principal Engineer, PSA Gerhard Ersdal, Principal Engineer, PSA
14:50	Offshore wind case study: Vattenfall Nadir Azam, Management Consultant – Substructures, Vattenfall Michael Jepsen, Civil Engineering Design Manager, Vattenfall
15:15	Question and answer session
15:30	Networking refreshment break
	Technology showcase: innovations driving change in the North Sea
16:00	Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance Sakshi Sircar, Senior Project Engineer, Net Zero Technology Centre
16:15	Autonomous Ocean survey, monitoring, and protection Mike Tinmouth, Chief Operating Officer, ACUA Ocean
16:30	Breaking the Corrosion Cycle Michael Maguire, Chief Executive Officer, Copsys
16:45	CUI Collaboration David Cameron, Project Manager, Net Zero Technology Centre
17:00	Chair’s closing remarks Simon Rees, Director, Digital Engineering, Element Digital Technology
17:05	End of seminar

Matthew P. Neal: Energy Transition Coordinator, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

Matthew is a chartered Chemical Engineer by background with over twenty four years’ experience in the upstream oil & gas industry and CCUS, including engineering discipline, project delivery, asset operations, and maintenance management positions at Amec, BP, Serica Energy, and the NSTA.

Neil Arthur: Maintenance Strategy Lead, Harbour Energy

Neil Arthur is Maintenance Strategy Lead at Harbour Energy with over 30 years’ experience in Asset Management, Maintenance and Integrity in the Energy and Maritime industries.

Matthew Barnett: Mechanical Technical Authority, CNOOC International

Matthew is the Mechanical Technical Authority at CPEL. He provides process safety leadership and technical direction to the company’s UK operated assets, oil & gas and net zero projects. Matthew has been responsible for the delivery of major capital projects and support to oil & gas operations (both onshore and offshore) for several UKCS operators. Matthew is an active participant in sharing best practice and collaborates extensively with industry work groups and bodies. Matthew is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Dave Hutchinson: Asset Integrity Coordinator, Eni UK – Liverpool Bay Area

Dave is a Mechanical Engineer and leads the team of Integrity Engineers who manage all static mechanical equipment at Liverpool Bay, including the structures, pipework and pipelines. He has worked in the Oil and Gas industry for 30 years on refineries, gas storage sites, and petrochemical manufacturing sites, all linked to the proposed Hynet Cluster for Carbon Capture and Storage. He started work at Eni five years ago as the Topside Mechanical Integrity Engineer, when CCS was in the early stages of conception.

Molly Isaacs: Energy Economy Analyst, ORE Catapult

Molly is an Energy Economy Analyst within the Analysis and Insights Team and ORE Catapult. She is responsible for industry wide thought leadership. Passionate about supporting the energy transition in all areas, Molly works closely with the Clean Maritime Team delivering insights into policy and technology drivers for O&M decarbonisation. During her early career she worked as a material research chemist, working locally and internationally on sustainable and biobased materials. Molly holds an MChem in Chemistry and MSc in Sustainable Engineering.

Sakshi Sircar: Senior Project Engineer, Net Zero Technology Centre

Sakshi is a Chartered Engineer with over 10 years’ experience working in the energy industry. Originally from India, Sakshi studied in Aberdeen before graduating and starting her career as a mechanical engineer in oil and gas. Since then, Sakshi has gained valuable experience across asset integrity, capital projects, mechanical commissioning, supervising offshore, and more recently, experience in managing R&D projects for the Energy Transition. Currently, Sakshi is a Project Engineer within the Offshore Energy 4.0 Team at the Net Zero Technology Centre, working to leverage the development and deployment of robotics and digital tech to achieve a Net Zero energy system in the North Sea. She is passionate about sustainability and creating a just transition, alongside being an active STEM ambassador.

Michael Jepsen: Civil Engineering Design Manager, Vattenfall

Nadir Azam: Management Consultant – Substructures, Vattenfall

Simon Rees: Director, Digital Engineering, Element Digital Technology

Simon Rees is the Director, Digital Engineering at Element Digital Engineering, the modelling, simulation, and data science arm of Element Materials Technology. After completing a PhD in Fluid Dynamics at the university of Leeds and a spell in the mathematical modelling department of Pilkington glass, he began a varied career consulting in the power and energy sector. He has been active in oil and gas, conventional, nuclear and renewable energy generation, and recently in the challenges posed by the energy transition. He is a former Chair of the Upstream Oil & Gas Committee, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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